Gender composition among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by gender

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm who are…

Metro areaMenWomenSample size
Atlanta Metro Area46%54%242
Baltimore Metro Area48%52%133
Boston Metro Area46%54%294
Chicago Metro Area47%53%489
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area46%54%296
Detroit Metro Area46%54%186
Houston Metro Area49%51%239
Los Angeles Metro Area46%54%609
Miami Metro Area44%56%262
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area42%58%196
New York City Metro Area45%55%1,021
Philadelphia Metro Area44%56%409
Phoenix Metro Area44%56%167
Pittsburgh Metro Area38%62%119
Providence Metro Area44%56%195
Riverside, CA Metro Area40%60%189
San Diego Metro Area46%54%169
San Francisco Metro Area46%54%338
Seattle Metro Area46%54%207
St. Louis Metro Area47%53%138
Tampa Metro Area41%59%159
Washington, DC Metro Area43%57%576
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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